Anything new that comes out about the final episode in the trilogy that is Mass Effect gets me excited. So when I saw that images of the new character, James Vega, had been released, I was eager with anticipation. Finally we’d see the new guy joining the Mass Effect 3 crew! What would this guy look like? I was personally hoping it was that Sam Worthington look-alike from the ME3 trailer (who was kinda hot). And if it WAS that guy, well. Sorry Kaidan, I’m dropping you for this new guy. Well, you might make it into my second playthrough.
Can you see it? Or am I crazy? Heck, even the setting is similar.
Needless to say, when I actually found the picture of this new James Vega character, I was shocked. Here’s a pic:
Let's just say he won't be winning any Ass Stamps of Approval anytime soon.
Yeah, that’s not exactly what I was hoping for. At. All. First of all, his face… in my opinion, it kinda reminds me of a pig. Yeah, that’s not good. He actually looks like a guy I went to high school with. That I didn’t really like. I can’t stand that haircut, either. And the tattoos on his neck? Ew. Now let’s move down. His neck sits between two massive hunks of meat which might be called shoulders. But it actually makes him look like he’s constantly shrugging. He’s muscular, which is great, but there’s a line between sexy and scary bodybuilder types.
But I suppose there’s more to a guy than his looks. Don’t judge a book by its cover. So I’ll have to wait until March to learn about his personality. Because honestly, that’s the only thing that’s gonna save this guy. Unless BioWare decides to edit him a bit. Or a lot.
However, I’m also wondering how great his personality will be. BioWare stated that they wanted him to be a newcomer to the story, so he won’t have a lot of knowledge of politics and whatnot. He’s an ‘experienced’ military man, but he hasn’t seen the darker side of the world. So, tell me, just how experienced can you be if you haven’t been into some seedy places? In light of all this, congratulations BioWare, you did well in creating a complete meathead (meatbag) with little to no experience in the world.
It looks like we’ll just have to wait until March to see what this James Vega guy is really about. And who knows? He could charm me into thinking he’s attractive. He could become the next Alistair. But I highly doubt it.
-Kat
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Jul 21, 2011Posted By
wadoobieI’m not sure I will be able to put him in my party without wanting to say “that’ll do pig” every time he does something good.
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Jul 21, 2011Posted By
Calamitybird“So, tell me, just how experienced can you be if you haven’t been into some seedy places?”
Hey, leave off him. He put in a lot of hard years on the Kitten Rescuing Corps. Those ladders don’t climb themselves you know.
Also…yyyyyyyyyeaahh, you’re not getting any argument here. But as Garrus’s devoted gal, I will also agree that personality goes a long way, apparently even far enough to overlook “is a giant bird/reptile thing”. (Well, Brandon Keener’s undergarment-melting voice probably doesn’t hurt either).
So I guess we’ll have to see if charming personality trumps pig face. I’m Garrus’s first and foremost, and I also have a character who saved herself for Kaidan who will probably get second run. But who am I kidding – I play Bioware games many, many times.
Incidentally, y’all made me think of an old movie conversation (in which John Travolta played a character surnamed ‘Vega’, no less!):
Jules: I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
Vincent: Ah, so by that rationale, if a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal. Is that true?
Jules: Well we’d have to be talkin’ about one charming motherf***n’ pig. I mean he’d have to be ten times more charmin’ than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I’m sayin’?
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Feb 27, 2012Posted By
KainJames Vega is ugly yes, hell all of the characters are pretty ugly; and could have been done a bit better. By better I don’t mean androgynous, and or pretty boy looking males…. Not something expected to be seen in the military. I don’t have a problem with his design, especially his hair and tattoo… He looks like a lot of soldiers, who tend to workout a lot when on base, usually out of boredom, and or to keep strong being that they carry a lot.